DVD release of the 1938 film. A Leni Riefenstahl film.
Summary:
Documentary of the 1936 Olympic games held in Berlin. The first Olympics documentary film ever made. Often viewed as propaganda and was made using groundbreaking cinematic technizues, such as cranes, tracking rails, and multiple cameras. It stands as a monument not only to the Olympics, but to the art of film-making. Time Magazine called Olympia one of the top 100 movies of all time..
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